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Mississippi
Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Mississippi.
387Documented
0In custody
383Released
Eras of repression in Mississippi
Where Mississippi’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1960s 365
1970s 7
1930s 4
1910s 4
1950s 3
2010s 1
Documented cases
387 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Ralph Edward Washington
Released
Ralph Edward Washington was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 7, 1961, for participating in a Freedom...
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Claude Weaver
Released
Claude Weaver organized civil-rights work in Canton.
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Robertson Wood
Released
Robertson Wood was a Canadian SNCC worker detained in Jackson, Mississippi during 1965 voting-rights protests....
Institutions in Mississippi
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Mississippi that appear in the census’s case files.
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman)
11 cases
Mississippi state and federal courtsJackson, Mississippi
10 cases
Montgomery County Jail (Winona, MS)Winona, Mississippi
4 cases
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm)Sunflower County, Mississippi
3 cases
Hinds County Jail / Laurel CourthouseLaurel, Mississippi
1 case
Pike County Jail / Magnolia (McComb, MS)Magnolia, Mississippi
1 case
Hinds County Jail (Jackson, MS)Jackson, Mississippi
1 case
Mississippi State Penitentiary at ParchmanParchman, Mississippi
1 case